The Hypothetical Nations Wat and Xat Have the Production Possibilities

question 287

Multiple Choice

$$\begin{array}{l}{ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\text { Wat's Production Possibilities } }\\\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Product } & A & B & C & D & E & F \\\hline \text { Rice } & 750 & 600 & 450 & 300 & 150 & 0 \\\hline \text { Corn } & 0 & 50 & 100 & 150 & 200 & 250 \\\hline\end{array}\\\\{ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\text { Xat's Production Possibilities } }\\\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Product } & A & B & C & D & E & F \\\hline \text { Rice } & 2,500 & 2,000 & 1,500 & 1,000 & 500 & 0 \\\hline \text { Corn } & 0 & 100 & 200 & 300 & 400 & 500 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$ The hypothetical nations Wat and Xat have the production possibilities for rice and corn given in the accompanying tables. The mutually bene?cial terms of trade will be

• A) less than 2 units of rice for 1 unit of corn.
• B) greater than 4 units of rice for 1 unit of corn.
• C) between 3 and 5 units of corn for 1 unit of rice.
• D) between 3 and 5 units of rice for 1 unit of corn.

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Definitions:

Economies of Scale

The cost advantage that arises with increased output of a product, as fixed costs are spread over more units of production.

Price Competition

A market situation where sellers compete primarily on the price of their goods or services, often leading to lower prices for consumers.

Oligopolistic Industries

Markets or industries dominated by a few large firms, where each firm has some market power and their decisions affect each other.

Celler-Kefauver Act

A United States antitrust law passed in 1950 aimed at preventing anticompetitive mergers and acquisitions that might reduce competition.